Hayseed 0 Posted March 26, 2013 We rode the CORE 4 Kids ride this past weekend. The kids were on TTR 125s and a KTM 65 so we were a bit limited on range. We rode the Red Canyon Trail from North Glamis Hot Springs up to Chiriaco Summit before lunch. What a great riding area! The weather was perfect. The camping at North Glamis Hot Springs was very nice, and the tracks and organization by CORE were excellent. Everyone enjoyed the diversity of terrain and the sightseeing opportunities. Well done Crawdaddy! We're in for next year. Some pics. RR Xing at Bradshaw Trail Salt Creek Trestle After 50+ miles on the TTR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crawdaddy 96 Posted March 26, 2013 We rode the CORE 4 Kids ride this past weekend. The kids were on TTR 125s and a KTM 65 so we were a bit limited on range. We rode the Red Canyon Trail from North Glamis Hot Springs up to Chiriaco Summit before lunch. What a great riding area! The weather was perfect. The camping at North Glamis Hot Springs was very nice, and the tracks and organization by CORE were excellent. Everyone enjoyed the diversity of terrain and the sightseeing opportunities. Well done Crawdaddy! We're in for next year. Another "CORE 4 Kids" in the books.......Thanks to everyone who came out.......I'll publish the donation total once we have time to process through the details..... Hayseed, good to see you and the kids up at the intersection of the PM 1 Track and the Red Canyon Trail.......a crew like yours is EXACTLY what I had in mind when I conceived the idea of holding an annual fundraiser at Glamis North Hot Springs Resort..........perfect site for "family" entertainment AND Dual Sport.......so glad you and the kids could make it......donation appreciated. I arrived early on Thursday evening..........Gary LaPlante of Motoventures rolled in around 9am on Friday and I took him on a mini tour of the facilities/surrounding terrain........just snapped one pic of Gary sitting with his students outside of my toybox during the morning briefing I went for a brief ride with Deb, Jonathan and Jason on Friday afternoon to show them a few of the new wrinkles I'd sprinkled in for this year's tracks...... We checked in ~90% of the fundraiser participants on Friday night.........things went fairly smoothly all things considered....... The resort staff was nice enough to open the restaurant at 7am for the morning check-in/breakfast........smooth sailing once again..... I went right to work on exploring/developing the 2014 tracks on Sat while the registrants rode the 2013 layout........ I snapped a few pics with my phone while out exploring on on Sat. Sometimes the explorations yield trail segments that I can use to extend or change an existing track(s)........sometimes they put me on a dead end/bluff.......regardless, they're always capped off with a smile......rest assured I'll have a few new wrinkles again next year. All feedback welcome........let's see more of your pics/trail tales! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zancat 0 Posted March 26, 2013 We tagged along with Hayseed.... Work has been nuts, I had to miss the DD and wasn't sure about the C4K ride either, but was able to make the trip. Super cool place to ride, looking fwd to exploring that area! Q: How do you get a KTM65SX to make a 70 mile ride? A: Ride to a gas station and bring lots of MSR bottles! All the kids did great, huge adventure for them. My kid laid it down 6 or 8 times along the way and hung really tough. Hayseed's kids are getting to be good riders! Here is a pic of the 65 starting to get loose up a hill with me in the background. Z Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crawdaddy 96 Posted March 26, 2013 Please email Catrise and/or post pictures on the D37 Thread, as well.......She's is looking for trail tales/pictures to use in the next D37 Newsletter and all she has to work with with are my lousy phone pics (I don't think we had too many show up from D37) - thanks! I'd send her here but you guys "attached" pics rather than "linking" pics with Photobucket or some other hosting software......therefore she can't see'em as a non SDAR member..... Link to D37 Thread: http://www.district37ama.org/forums/showthread.php?t=57722 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoss314 0 Posted March 26, 2013 We tagged along with Hayseed.... Z That was soooo awesome to see you guys out there! Made me very envious of your ride. My son still wants to play around with his quad and not yet ready to get back on 2 wheels. He is only 8 so I need to be patient. We criss crossed and passed you guys once or twice along the trail....was kind of nervous passing you guys on the home stretch. Didn't want to spook the little guys Bet you guys were very proud to be a dad that day....one weekend that will never be forgotten by your boys. They did a hell of a job out there riding that far! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dress4Less 162 Posted March 26, 2013 My first SDAR related ride at the CORE 4 Kids event this past weekend. What a blast! Made it extra special in that my son was able to drive over from Flagstaff (6 hrs 1 way!), bringing his bike with him to join me on the loop. It was great to see him and ride with him again. We both thought the loop was a good mix of varied terrain. Whoops, sand washes, cruisin' along the canal, high speed pole line roads, hills, more whoops, more deep sand (you get the idea...) and rocks...great job Crawdaddy! Our venture was not without it's hiccups though. It was the first time using the Garmin 78 to navigate. Needless to say, I still have some learning curve to go through. If if any of you saw a WR450 and a CRF450 "WAY" off course, it was most likely us! We met some cool folks at camp and out on the trail and received some "navigational assistance" from Tom from El Cajon on his KTM525. Thanks Tom! Looking forward to the next adventure! Here are a few (too few) pics from the ride. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zancat 0 Posted March 27, 2013 We tagged along with Hayseed.... Z That was soooo awesome to see you guys out there! Made me very envious of your ride. My son still wants to play around with his quad and not yet ready to get back on 2 wheels. He is only 8 so I need to be patient. We criss crossed and passed you guys once or twice along the trail....was kind of nervous passing you guys on the home stretch. Didn't want to spook the little guys Bet you guys were very proud to be a dad that day....one weekend that will never be forgotten by your boys. They did a hell of a job out there riding that far! That's another thing, all the riders we encountered were so cool about the kids! Gave them plenty of space, etc. Yeah, the kids were stoked! (as were we all). It was a great day. It was pretty funny to see the little bikes lined up with all the big bikes at the lunch stop. Thanks to all of you that we got in the way of. You were all extremely gracious. :-) Z Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsfox 0 Posted March 27, 2013 To Chris and CORE, Great Job putting together another great event !......no time to download pics yet.....but my group of 4 all had a blast..... The riding was awesome and as usual just hanging out with the dual sport crowd is equally as fun.......old friends and new... .......Thanks to all of you...... :D/> pics to follow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabless 0 Posted March 27, 2013 Here are some of my photos. Enjoy. Prepping bike for the ride: Arriving at dusk: Dinner and check-in: Someone's bike getting last minute work: My riding partner couldn't make it so I linked up with Tom, who turned out to be a good buddy for what would lie ahead: Some shots from within the caves: Took a short off-the-tracks side trip at the plaque view, following these riders up the ridge... ... and down into this terrain. Short stop in Joshua Tree where I had a slow-speed wipeout in the sand. Views from the ridge above Red Canyon, late in the afternoon. We rode all the loops in reverse, so did a fair bit of extra mileage. The sand was much easier this time around without the large tank and with more experience. But my inner voice was noting with alarm that I was making more navigational errors and getting impatient to return to camp. Just before the railroad track crossing onto High Rd, running parallel to the tracks, I went straight at what appeared to be a split in the road. The "road" quickly turned into a wash about 1000 feet later, and I crashed when trying to to clear a sand shelf cutting diagonally across my path. The front wheel caught the top of the shelf and the bike flipped forcefully on my right ankle; GPS had me going 36mph just before the crash: I was sure something broke, and couldn't put weight on the foot but, after some more falls, with Tom's help was able to ride out and back to KOA. Besides Tom and his wife, several others came to my aid once I was back in my cabin. Crawdaddy spent the rest of his evening accompanying me to the ER in Brawley; Andy and his wife graciously volunteered to drive my rig back for me on Sunday; Hoss and wife helped me load my trailer; CiD and Danrider examined my foot before the ER visit. I very much appreciated the numerous visits from other riders for the remainder of the weekend as I took stock of the situation. It looks certain surgery will be required, and a more lengthy recovery period to boot (so to speak). With any luck I will be riding soon. -Fabless Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crawdaddy 96 Posted March 27, 2013 Here are some of my photos. Enjoy. Thanks Curtis.......heal up soon! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoss314 0 Posted March 27, 2013 Thanks Chris for a great time. Always feels good to help out kids in any way we can. My wife and I were flying to get there by 7 for the check in to help with loading GPS tracks. Lucky for Dan we saw him on the way (34 miles from destination) with a blown trailer tire. We stopped and helped replace his tire. Saturday I was up and ready early and went to go meet up with Dan, Brock, Tim and Kevin. There was still some last minute repairs needed on Kevin's rear tire as he punctured it earlier on Friday. Side note....JB Weld actually works on tires! Finally, Dan, Kevin, Brock, Time and I headed out....We decided to run the tracks in reverse so we would be at the lunch stop about the same time as others. Unfortunately, I didn't take that many pictures but we had an awesome ride! "Tin Shack" Tim pulling up to the shack Brock taking a siesta and Dan in the background digging through the barrel Next shack with more comforts from home After lunch we rode up to Hotel California....interesting read inside of how the "hotel" came about and what happened there. On the hill above the Hotel.. Once we returned to Glamis North my wife had cold beer ready and had snacks out! We snacked and cooled off, cleaned up and lounged on the deck later with an awesome beef stew that had been simmering in the crock pot all day. Top off the day in the mineral spa then bed. Sunday, my wife and I went for a ride....we had the Saturday crew tag along with the "Coma" guys. Rode down to the shoe tree, bat caves and the oasis. Bat Cave I spaced it and forgot to fuel up that morning so we headed back for some fuel. Coma guys stayed back to hit the pool and the rest of us headed to Salvation Mountain / Slab City. Kind of at a loss for words about that place....bad drugs, hippies, good drugs?? Who knows....just not right in the head. Salvation Mountain Lotsa Weird stuff around there I finished the sentence for them Dan and Kevin shaking their heads in a WTF fashion Used old car doors and windows to let light in Shrine? Dan and Brock on top of old Salvation Then it was on to the good stuff right behind the mountain there were 2 large water tanks. The water tanks would be tougher to get to by car unlike the "mountain". But, it really made you think...ok, what is really going on here! Check out the artwork on the tank....just a bit different than Salvation Mountain 250 yards away. Wee bit of a contradiction....especially named "The Wheel of Kama Sutra" good thing there were no kids on this section! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsfox 0 Posted March 28, 2013 Great People, Great Location, Fun New Routes from years past.......a little warm, but great weather too.... I was going to bring my trailer, but tent sites are expensive out there, so 4 of us decided to split a cabin..(cheaper than tenting and WAY nicer)...Go Figure!...with 2 bedrooms and a futon....it was actually pretty comfortable for all of us...thanks craig, jonathan and jason for being great room mates..and a fun riding group.... FRIDAY: Arrived 10 on friday, craig did gary laplantes class, so the rest of us headed out with crawdaddy for a warm up ride...we did the sat. AM route as far as the RR trestle..FUN new stuff..thanks chris.....then headed back for pools, dinner, registration, etc.... SATURDAY: Huge thanks to Jason, a great mechanic, who figured out a fuel dumping problem friday......ended up my gas cap was NOT venting.....easy fix if you know what to do....I'm learning.... He also fixed my rear brakes that were totally not there friday......ends up my brake bleed kit was malfunctioning, but he worked it out the old way.....which I shouldve done to begin with...(at least I know how to do that).....thanks Jason....So the four of us headed out for the days big loop....had a few trail issues, but a great day all in all....Then enjoyed the pools , cool and hot...and a great dinner at sassy's followed by a blazing camp fire with a bunch of CORE riders.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crawdaddy 96 Posted March 28, 2013 Great People, Great Location, Fun New Routes from years past.......a little warm, but great weather too....headed out with crawdaddy for a warm up ride...we did the sat. AM route as far as the RR trestle..FUN new stuff..thanks chris..... Glad you had fun.....thanks for all the help.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bacchussd 0 Posted March 30, 2013 Awesome Ride at the CORE for Kids. Rode with partner Scott and met Ted and Ben at breakfast. Ted had just bought the new 500 KTM so we wanted to ride with him to see what it could do.... ;)/>/> It was awesome to say the least. Ben and Ted were great riding partners- and I look forward to riding with them again. Everyone at the event was so cool, helpful and sincere- especially Crawdaddys wife and Deb who I spilled beer on while Deb was saying she wouldn't remember me- will ya now? ;)/>/> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dano 0 Posted March 30, 2013 Great time, thanks Chris and everyone else who puts in the hard work for this event......lookin forward to next year, lots of esplorin to do out in that neck of the woods............and Deb, thanks for the heads up on checkin out the water towers at salvation mountain (veeeeery interesting, to say the least)..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crawdaddy 96 Posted April 10, 2013 Just a quick update to let you all know we're just a tad past ~$3,500 in contributions for the Children's Cancer Research fund and it's all thanks to those of you who attended and/or contributed! I'm expecting a few more contributions to come in before the end of April.......with any luck we'll approach the $5,000 goal I set last year. Please feel free to share the direct donation website address with family/friends/business associates: Children's Cancer Research fund Next year's CORE 4 (?) fundraiser will be held on Martin Luther King weekend (Saturday, 1/18/14). I'm moving the event to January to take advantage of cooler temps/Monday holiday for the kids (Pool will be heated/mineral tubs will be flowing) Please start spreading the word and/or making your plans and reservations now.......I'm looking to fill the Glamis North Hot Springs Resort next year and I'm hoping we'll be able to hit ~$10K in donations for next year's chosen charity. I'm also hoping to land some sponsors for next year's fundraiser so we can offer cooler T-Shirts and possibly some other swag at check-in and/or in a raffle or silent auction...... Gary LaPlante of Motoventures is also on board once again to offer his off-road training class "on-site" at Glamis North on Friday 1/17/14 and/or Sat 1/18/14 assuming the minimum registration numbers are met. Money well spent for you and/or your loved ones......enjoy the sport you love confidently/safely. I'll make an announcement on next year's chosen charity later this year......right now we're leaning towards finding a suitable/reputable charity that benefits our troops......Kathy and I have 4 boys who have served, or are currently serving, in the U.S. Military so once again it's a cause/fundraiser close to home for us. Thanks again for coming out in 2013! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
